bipolar “disorder”
Apr 19th, 2007 by simon
Watched an interesting TV programme last night with Stephen Fry talking to a psychiatrist (Pamela Stephenson, Billy Connoly’s wife). Fry has biploar disorder (manic depression) and it rang some bells with me, though I don’t think I’m anywhere near as extrememe as Fry, who went through some pretty scary sexual-abuse and bullying as a kid. He had a pretty sadistic father (I don’t) who seems to be like a second-party in everything that goes on in Fry’s life.
BBC article.
And to take with a pinch-of-salt: Wikipedia.
Fry doesn’t really have any desire to kill himself, just wants to not be anymore. I liken it to having a permanent “off” switch, if I had one then I’d press it - rather than have to think about ways and implications of taking my own life.